Shailene Woodley wants to impose a matriarchy, 'which is what this world needs'

Despite her history of progressive activism, including campaigning for Bernie Sanders and getting arrested for protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline, Shailene Woodley didn't previously identify as a feminist, claiming in a Nylon interview that "it’s still a label" with the potential to "divide" society.

Now, Wooley has changed her tune, telling the New York Times that she's ready to call herself a feminist, even suggesting we'd be better off in a matriarchal society.

"I would today consider myself a feminist," she said. "If females start working through the false narrative of jealousy and insecurity fed through a patriarchal society, then not only will we have more women feeling confident in themselves and supportive of one another, but we will start introducing a type of matriarchy, which is what this world needs."

"We need more softness and more silence and more pause through the chaos," she continued.

Woodley, who was nominated for a best supporting actress Emmy for Big Little Lies, also pondered the possibility of running for office.

"There was a point last year when I was working for Bernie Sanders where I thought, 'Huh, maybe I’ll run for Congress in a couple years,'" she said. "And you know what? I’m not going to rule it out. Who knows? Life is big, and I’m young."